Lewiston, Maine (February 10, 2015) - The usiku June 16, 2012. Over 3,000 mafani anali unadzaza Androscoggin Bank Colisee ku New England Kumenyana’ (NEF) “NEF III” losakanizika asilikali-zaluso (MMA) chochitika. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Ngwazi la World Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, kwawoko ndi dziko, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (tsopano “AXS TV”) anatumiza zonse filimu adalira ndi sewerolo kuphimba ovomereza gawo la nkhondo khadi awo mlungu uliwonse pulogalamu Mkati MMA.
Sylvia 12 wachiwiri knockout wa Randy Smith (13-15-1), Komabe, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, koma awiri, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Wokongola Boy” Boyington (10-7), kale akugwira loyamba konse knockout ku Maine MMA mbiri, added to his legend with a Taekwondo spinning-hook kick that left his opponent unconscious and earned Boyington the quickest knockout in NEF at the time at 10-seconds. Posakhalitsa, Jamie Harrison (5-1) anamaliza Goliyati ndi wotsutsa chi Orthodox nthaka ndi mapaundi njira ikutchedwa “The Lobster nkhonya” ndi Mkati MMA Co-khamu Bas Rutten (28-4-1). Both finishes were caught on camera by AXS TV, and both were seen by fight fans the world over on television and the internet. The road to April 11, 2015, “NEF XVII,” ndi chiwonetsero pakati Boyington ndi Harrison, anali kunapangitsa.
Mu miyezi kapena zaka zikubwerazi, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington kupita pa malo okhala mumpanda wopanda munthu NEF MMA opepuka Championship mu September 2014 ndi kukunda Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, yekha, kudula kudzera Tollison Lewis (0-3) ndi mosasamala kusiya atatsala m'mbuyomo, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, mbali zonse anavomera nkhondo ndi ndicho chinali April 11, 2015 mu Lewiston pa “NEF XVII.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “NEF XVI” kuti mwalamulo kulengeza bout amene adzakhala asanu rounder kwa Boyington a opepuka Championship.
“Ine ndikumverera pamwamba pa dziko,” anati Boyington pamene anagwira ndemanga. “Kutulukira watumikira cholinga chake ndipo ngakhale Ndikuona ndi mphamvu monga bwino adzakhale MMA masewera, zambiri akatswiri ndewu, kwambiri za pamwamba mlingo otsutsa ndi chitonthozo mu chi – Ine ndikudziwa kuti izo zonse ndi wosayenera chifukwa mkulu kuti ndine pakali pano pakali pano ndi changu kulowa mu khola ndi kusangalala , pamodzi ndi okhwima kotheratu ndi ndekha NOT kutaya ndi kuchereza khamu zimandipangitsa ine wolimba mtima kuposa kale kuti ntchito. I respect Jamie very much. Iye ndi lolimba ndiponso ndi mavuto ndipo ine ndakhala nawo wanga akulingalira iye kwa nthawi yaitali, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, Ndine gehena wa wrestler. I see what’s coming. Fans, this fight is unlike anything else you will ever see. Make sure you’re in attendance to witness what I’m about to do. I have no problem proving the critics wrong. Just be there and don’t blink. This is a big stage fight, Ine nditsimikizira izo.”
“Ndagoma kusangalala kubwerera mu NEF khola chifukwa chachikulu mwayi,” anati Harrison. “Bruce is on a hot streak and so am I. The title belt around my waist has been a long time coming and it will be bittersweet to do it in front of all my family, abwenzi, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”
“Izi ndi ziwiri alpha amuna a NEF rositala,” anati NEF omasuliridwa mwini kulimbikitsa Nick DiSalvo. “Pamene iwo akuyenda mu chipinda, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. Pa April 11 mu Lewiston, ife kudziwa amene ali woona alpha wamwamuna pamene awiriwa mikango collide.”
NEF otsatira MMA chochitika, “NEF XVII,” ndi ndandanda ya kuchitika paApril 11, 2015 pa Androscoggin Bank Colisee mu Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Wokongola Boy” Boyington (10-7) adzateteza ndi NEF MMA opepuka Title motsutsana nambala wani contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Kuphatikiza apo, Jarod “Last Minute” Lawton (4-1) akukumana Dennis Olson (12-7) mu welterweight mpikisano. Matikiti “NEF XVII” ndiyambire basi $25 ndipo pa malonda tsopano www.TheColisee.com kapena powatchula The Colisee bokosi nchito 207.783.2009 × 525. Kuti mudziwe zambiri pa chochitika ndi nkhondo khadi zosintha, mufuna, pitani Kukwezeleza a webusaiti pa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Kuphatikiza apo, inu mukhoza kuona NEF a pa www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, kuzitsatira pa Twitternefights ndi kulowa mu boma Facebook gulu "New England ndewu."